Technology - 2020

#1 Voice Assistants

#2 Wearable Technologies

#3 Smart Mirror

#4 Smart Home Devices

#5 Self-Driving Cars

#6 Flying Taxis

#7 Edge Computing

#8 Flexible Displays

#9 5G Technology

#10 Sensor Innovation

- The Convergence of Industrial Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence

- Introduction of Cobots

- 5G Networking

- Emergence of Augmented Reality

- Wireless Electricity

- Smart Sensors / Thermostats / Air Quality Monitors

- Adaptive Televisions

- Smart Locks

- Kitchen Assistants

- Voice Control

- Lighting / Shading Controls

- Centralised Control Systems

- Media Rooms

- Digital Art

- Screens on everything

- Smart Mirrors

- Smart Front Door

- Smart Locks

- Wireless Electricity

- IoT Security

- Smart Traffic Lights

- Public Cameras

- Smart Bus Stations

- Smart Bins

- Smart Information Kiosks

- Santander, Spain deployed 12,000 sensors before 4G was available, in smart bins, street lights, parking sensors etc.

- 5G technology to be used in Busan, South Korea to allow machines to receive continuous support from manufacturers.

- 5G is the enabler for entirely new technologies.

- Something which has been recently proposed is Toyota's "Woven City".

- The location for this new integrated and technologically advanced city is at the base of Mount Fuji.

- Toyota's presentation on its "Woven City" at the Consumer Electronics Show.

- It is hoped that a whole host of new technologies can be tested in this new city, by real people.

- Autonomous Vehicles, Autonomous Delivery Vehicles underground, New Urban Spaces.

- No lag time between information transfer.

- Quick communications between different systems.

- Up to 10 times faster than the current quickest internet connections.

- Better capacity for data.

- Augmented Reality Apps which enable users to virtually try on clothes, eyewear etc.

- Healthcare Apps which can connect with wearable technologies and relay stats to online doctors.

- On-Demand Apps such as grocery stores, taxi companies and food delivery companies.

- Wallet Apps which allow the user to pay for good & services without using cash or card.

- Short Form Videos (less than 15 seconds), such as Instagram stories. YouTube stories.

- Live Videos, such as Instagram Live Stories.

- TikTok, fun content.

- Trackers and Sensors that use Artificial Intelligence to make more precise diagnoses.

- Artificial Intelligence is better than doctors at diagnosing cancers.

- Designed to work with doctors, not replace them.

- Autonomous Pod vehicle with the ability to carry passengers or freight.

- Autonomous public transport with a screen display on the windscreen that allows pedestrians to know what the vehicle is "thinking".

- Concept Cars that include autonomous driving, artificial intelligence and some of the comforts that can be found at home.